ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297724
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| Date: | Sunday 3 November 2019 |
| Time: | 11:45 LT |
| Type: |  Pitts S1 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | C-GMEE |
| MSN: | 7-0199 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 920 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming AEIO-360-B4A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Monument Valley, Utah -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Page Airport, AZ (PGA/KPGA) |
| Monument Valley, UT | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, while conducting a three-point landing, the biplane's lower right wing struck vegetation along the edge of the runway. The biplane then veered right off the runway. She decided to abort the landing and added power to go around, but the biplane ground looped to the left, and both lower wings struck the ground. The biplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and both lower wings. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the biplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing after a wing struck vegetation, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent ground-loop.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB GAA20CA056
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 07:44 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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